Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle [electronic resource] : Multi-Media Afterlives /
Vanacker, S.editor.
Wynne, C.editor.
Sherlock Holmes is an iconic figure within cultural narratives. More recently, Conan Doyle has also appeared as a fictional figure in contemporary novels and films, confusing the boundaries between fiction and reality. This collection investigates how Holmes and Doyle have gripped the public imagination to become central figures of modernity.
Description based upon print version of record.
""Cover""; ""Half-Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations                            ""; ""Acknowledgements                       ""; ""Notes on Contributors                            ""; ""Introduction: From Baker Street to Undershaw and Beyond                                                              ""; ""1 The Case of the Multiplying Millions: Sherlock Holmes in Advertising                                                                             ""
""2 Sherlock Holmes and a Politics of Adaptation                                                     """"3 â€?Open the Window, Then!â€?: Filmic Interpretation of Gothic Conventions in Brian Millsâ€?s The Hound of the Baskervilles                                                                                                                             ""
""4 The Curious Case of the Kingdom of Shadows: The Transmogrification of Sherlock Holmes in the Cinematic Imagination                                                                                                                           """"5 Sherlock Holmes, Italian Anarchists and Torpedoes: The Case of a Manuscript Recovered in Italy                                                                                                       ""; ""6 Sherlockâ€?s Progress through History: Feminist Revisions of Holmes                                                                          ""
""7 Sherlock Holmes Reloaded: Holmes, Videogames and Multiplicity                                                                      """"8 Sherlock Holmes Version 2.0: Adapting Doyle in the Twenty-First Century                                                                                ""; ""9 The Strange Case of the Scientist Who Believed in Fairies                                                                  ""; ""10 Channelling the Past: Arthur & George and the Neo-Victorian Uncanny                                                                             ""
""11 Arthur Conan Doyleâ€?s Appearances as a Detective in Historical Crime Fiction                                                                                     """"12 Sherlock Holmes in Fairyland: The Afterlife of Arthur Conan Doyle                                                                           ""; ""Bibliography                   ""; ""Index            ""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sherlock Holmes is an iconic figure within cultural narratives. More recently, Conan Doyle has also appeared as a fictional figure in contemporary novels and films, confusing the boundaries between fiction and reality. This collection investigates how Holmes and Doyle have gripped the public imagination to become central figures of modernity.
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930
Holmes, Sherlock
British literature.
Literature, Modern—20th century.
Fiction.
British and Irish Literature.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Fiction.